Browse Items · Decatur Public Library Local History Photo Collection

Photos of Baird Corn Husker

Photograph of Farm Equipment--Baird Corn Husker--1914. Invented about 1913 by William S. Baird and manufactured in Decatur at the Baird Harvester Co. Photo shows side view of corn husker. Ran Review 10/4/1914. Photograph shows the front view of the…

Tags: 1914, Baird Corn Husker, Baird Harvester Co., BS56, BS57, BS946, Business, Decatur IL., F. C. Baird. 1/4/1914, Farm Equipment, Herald and Review, Horse Drawn, Manufacturing, Willilam S. Baird

Photo of Al and Jimmy's Tavern

Photograph of Al and Jimmy's Tavern located on the corner of Wood Street and Jasper Street, Decatur, IL.

Tags: Al & Jimmy's, BS563, Business, Decatur IL., Jasper St., Photo File: Business, Restaurant, Tavern, Wood St.

Photo of Decatur Business Chart 1859

Photograph of Decatur Business Chart taken in 1859.

Tags: Advertising, BS108, Business, Decatur Business Chart, Decatur IL., James F. Costello

Photos of Meadow Gold Dairy Horse Drawn Delivery Wagons.

Photograph BS:364 Meadow Gold's Milk Wagon Horses dated 1955. Photograph BS:365 Meadow Gold's Famous 6 Horse Hitch, 1955. Photo BS366: Beatrice Foods, 304 S. Main St., Decatur. Photo BS367: Meadow Gold's 15 milk wagons being moved to stables at 500…

Tags: 304 S. Main St., 500 Block E. Prairie St., 6 Horse Hitch, Beatrice Foods, BS364, BS365, BS366, BS367, BS368, Business, Dairies, Decatur IL., Home Delivery, Horse Drawn Wagons, Meadow Gold

Photos of Wagner Castings

Photograph of men pouring molten metal. Photo of two men standing at the entrance gate.

Tags: BS286, BS287, Business, Decatur IL., Foundry, Manufacturing, Pouring Hot Metal, Wagner Castings

Photo of Mueller Family taken in 1905.

Photograph of the Mueller Family taken in 1905. Top Row; L-R: Clara, daughter of Philip; Adolph; Robert; Robert Jr.;, son of Philip; Oscar; Fred; Frank; Frank W. Cruikshank; Leda, daughter of Philip; Philip; Phillis, daughter of Philip; Henry and…

Photos of Spencer-Kellogg Buildings and Workers

Photograph BS239: Spencer Kellogg and Sons Building. Photo BS240: Building complex c. 1939. Photo BS241: Men working on top of the grain storage silos. Photo BS242: Aerial view of the Spencer-Kellogg Mill. Photo BS243: Men watching construction on…

Tags: BS2144, BS2145, BS239, BS240, BS241, BS242, BS243, BS244, BS245, Buildings, Business, Construction, Conveyors, Decatur IL., Grain Mills, Grain Processing, Noel C. Dicks, Spencer Kellogg, Workers

Photos of Shellabarger Mills

Photograph BS231: Grain Storage Building with cars and trucks parked nearby. Photo BS232: Worker bagging flour. Photo BS233: Workers bagging soy flour. Photo BS234: Shellabarger Buildings.

Tags: Bagging, BS231, BS232, BS233, BS234, Buildings, Business, Decatur IL., Flour Mill, Grain Storage, Noel C. Dicks, people, Shellabarger Mill, Workers

Photo of Premier Malt Product Plant No.1

Photograph of the Premier Malt Products Plant No. 1 Building

Tags: BS223, BS223A, BS223B, Buildings, Business, Decatur IL., Grain Processing, Malt Production, Noel C. Dicks, Premier Malt Products

Photos of Frank M. Pratt and Pratt Cereal Mill

Photograph of Frank M. Pratt, Pratt Cereal Mill BS220. Photo BS221: of A. E. Staley Mfg. Co. Buildings. Photo made about 1901 when it was the Pratt Cereal Mill, which was purchased by A. E. Staley in 1909. Photo BS222: "Pratt Cereal Mill. The Pratt…

Tags: 1901, 1909, A. E. Staley, A. E. Staley Mfg. Co., BS220, BS221, BS222, Buildings, Business, Decatur IL., Frank M. Pratt, Grain Processing, Pratt Cereal Mill, R. E. Pratt, Wellington Starch Works

Browse Items (652 total)